On October 16th, the remaining ninety thousand men in the Red Army began their retreat known as the Long March. Mao was named head of the Central Committee and his followers replaced most of the other men. On October 25, 1935, The Red Army reached its goal, the Shensi Province far in the northwest of China. In Shensi, they set up their headquarters and founded a new soviet. (Goldston, 114-133) .
In 1937, Mao began to fight a double front. He was fighting the Japanese, but also maintaining and strengthening the soviets in the north. He knew that a great confrontation would come eventually with Kuomintang. The armed forces of the Chinese Communist party were setting up bases, working with the people, and establishing the social revolution for China even as the military fought the Japanese enemy. For the next eight years the war against Japan took precedence over anything else. Mao's Communists never lost sight of their goal to control the revolution that would change all of China. (Hoyt, 164). .
When the Japanese finally surrendered in 1945, only the Communists were ready for it. The Communists took over the countryside and Chiang Kaishek (A nationalist leader and head of the Kuomintang), with American naval assistance, took over the cities. The Nationalist government of China was the "legitimate" government, recognized by the Big Three powers and sanctified by the United Nations. Mao and the Communists were not recognized by the United Nations (Even today communist China is not allowed to participate in the UN but democratic Taiwan is). The Chinese Communists moved across north China to take the Japanese surrenders and get the weapons and supplies that the Imperial Japanese Army held. The Nationalists ordered the Japanese to fight the Communists and hold the territory to surrender to the Nationalists. The Americans sent Gen. George C. Marshall to try to settle the disputes in China.
China is a communist state. ... Even though the Communist Party isn't technically part of the Chinese government, it is very prevalent in basically every aspect of their lives. The highest authority in the Chinese Communist Party is the National Party Congress. ... The Secretariat is the key administrative operation of the Communist Party. ... Communist party members make up about four percent of China's total population. ...
Introduction The main reason why the Communists came to power in China was because of the failing policies and actions used by Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalists) of which the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) took advantage. ... In addition to GMD's actions, Mao Zedong, the communist leader was able to take over and declare the Peoples Republic of China. ... Chinese Communist Party (CCP) A rebellion, called May 4th Movement took place, demanding a more Socialist system. ... Therefore the communists were forced to set up their "Red base areas", from where they could promote their influe...
Communist Party leaders still believe in public ownership, and they worry that further privatization will spell the end of the party's monopoly on power. ... Restructuring the state owned enterprises is essential to the health of the Chinese economy, the success of the government and the status of the Communist Party. ... As the Communist Party prizes nothing else above social stability, this could potentially be the country's most explosive social challenge. ... The ultimate question for China's leaders is whether or not this notion of a market-socialist system will withsta...
Changing from being ruled by monarchs, to imperialists, with a short lapse of democracy before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came to power, and ongoing from the 1970s a blend of socialism and capitalism introduced by Deng Xiaoping. ... During the 19th century China finally saw fall towards the West through unfair trade impositions and regulations, and after World War II the Chinese Communist Party took control of the China that is known today. Shortly after World War II there was a power struggle between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kuomintang (KMT), the nationalist party, s...
The communist government that holds a stringent grip in China is a secular state that regulates religion within the region. ... Religion has always been a hot button issue the for communist regime in China, Mau and his communist confederates have always seen religion as a poison in society, disregarding the many centuries of Chinese traditions and culture, the cultural revolution tried to destroy the rich tradition of the Chinese imperial history. ... The Communist regime claimed that the group was spreading "fallacies" and "superstitions" and that the group was controlled...
In 1911 there was the start of the Communist Revolution, and then the Chinese with the Americans help had to fight off Japan which continued into World War II. ... The Civil War involved the Nationalists and the Communists in a dispute over land and who would rule China. ... The Civil War also involved Russia and their dealings with the Chinese Communist Party. ... Russia gave up the territory to the Chinese Communist and all the weapons of Japan. Russia was also involved by helping the Chinese Communist by sending Russian troops over to help them to defeat the Nationalist until they had t...
CHINA IN THE MODERN ERA In 1911, with the fall of the Manchu dynasty, china went into total chaos. ... The people of china wanted change; hence modernization. ... The Chinese communists under their leader Mao truly desired for the revival of their nation. ... These were the words of Mao Zedong, who believed that the people should act in the favor of the communist party as a whole, above personal advantages and interests. ... All in all however, the Cultural Revolution made Communist ideals become the center of Chinese culture, making long lasting effects on Ch...
The Chinese revolution! ... Mao was a communist leader who believed in the right of equality, and because of that he got the support of many of the Chinese peasants. ... Unlike Chiang Kaishek who wanted the extermination of all communists, Mao knew that if he didn't have the support of the peasants he wouldn't have enough support for China to become a communist nation. ... The peasants made China what it is today. ... By becoming a communist Mao gained the peoples support because they knew he was going to help them out, he was going to put a stop to capitalism. ...
When Japan began conquering China, Kaishek ended his war with the Chinese Communists and allied with them for a short time to fight the Japanese. ... The Nationalists fled to Taiwan and proclaimed Taipei the capital of China, while the Communists established the People's Republic of China. The world recognized the communist government as the true government, and it is the government that currently is in power in China. Today, China has a communist government, which means that the country is controlled by a central government, which is under the rule of the communist party. The Chinese...
